Scott Kalitta

Race car driver and NHRA champion

Scott Kalitta - Athletes & Sports Figures born 1962
Born

1962
63 years ago

Died
Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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A professional drag racer, competed in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) series. Achieved significant success in Top Fuel drag racing, garnering multiple event wins throughout a career spanning two decades. Suffered a tragic accident while participating in a qualifying event at the Englishtown Raceway Park in New Jersey, leading to a widespread mourning within the motorsports community.

Won the NHRA Top Fuel Championship in 1994

Secured 18 NHRA event wins

Set multiple world records in Top Fuel racing

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